Here is what you can do:

  • LEARN:

    • First, learn about the bills of vital importance to both our wild and domestic horses:

    Click here for an explanation of both H.R. 503 and S. 727 (Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act).
     Click here for an explanation of H.R. 1018 (passed) and S. 1579 (Restoring Our American Mustang Act. R.O.A.M.).
     Click here for an explanation of H.R. 305; (Transportation Safety Act).

    Next, find out who your legislators are by clicking here or by calling 800-828-0498.

    Now, find out if your legislators have already cosponsored the bills or not:

    Click here for House Bill H.R. 503 (Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act).
     Click here for Senate Bill S. 727 (Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act).
     No cosponsors yet for Senate Bill S. 1579 as it is new (Restoring Our American Mustang Act, or R.O.A.M.).

  • CALL:

    • Now take 15 minutes to call your senators and representatives and urge them to cosponsor all of these bills.

    Ask to speak with the legislative aid who goes about the bill. Ask then to log the call and get the information to the senator or representative (if you do not ask this specifically they just say, "yeah yeah yeah," and never log your call).

    • Call your senator who has NOT consponsored the bill yet (if your senator has cosponsored the bill already, you can go on to another senator who has not) and tell them that it is important to you that he/she cosponsor S.727 and S.1579.
    • Call your representative in your district who has NOT cosponsored the bill yet (if your representative has already cosponsored the bill, you can go on to another representative who has not) and tell them that it is important to you that he/she cosponsor H.R.503 and H.R.305 (H.R.1018 has already passed in the house, so no need to mention this).
    • Call the Obama Line at 202-456-1111 or 202-456-9000 and let him know that you are outraged about the way the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) mismanages the last remaining wild horses, and that you are outraged about this country allowing over 100,000 horses per year to go to slaughter in Mexico and Canada.
    • Call Ken Salazar (Director of the Department of the Interior) at 202-912-7400, and let him know that you are outraged about the way he is allowing the BLM to mismanage our last remaining wild horses. If you get an answering machine leave your number.

  • WRITE:

    • This is the most powerful option, as Congress counts each letter as the opinion of 10 constituents.

    Write or copy a letter and send and email and fax it to your own legislators and after that to as many legislators and senators as you can. For this purpose, please click here for a pre-written sample letter for you to copy and edit.

    Send a copy of your original letter to: Respect 4 Horses, P.O. Box 13155 Prescott, AZ 86304 for delivery to the President and your Legislators.

    President Barack Obama
    Fax: 202-456-2461
    Email: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

  • VOTE:

    • Come voting time, vote for officials with a humane voting record only! You can find your elected officials here: http://www.humanevotersarizona.org or
    http://www.compassionindex.com

  • CIRCULATE:

    • Help cross-post and circulate the article: The Bloody Truth both on the internet and to editors of newspapers for desperately needed exposure. No permission is needed for publishing this article in its entirety. For publishing shorter or altered versions please contact Respect 4 horses.

  • TALK:

    • Talk to a friend (or 10), and motivate them to do all of the above!

  • VOLUNTEER:

    • Sign up to become an internet activist for horses. Click here.
    • Come volunteer at the Respect 4 Horses facility in Prescott, Arizona. Click here.